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kav

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Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Kanamarí with v as a placeholder.

Symbol

kav

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kanamarí.

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kav f

  1. genitive plural of kava

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of kapav, from French capable. Compare Haitian Creole kab.

Pronunciation

Verb

kav (medial form kav)

  1. (auxiliary) can; to be able to

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kav

  1. imperative of kave

Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قاو (kav, tinder, touchwood), from Proto-Turkic *kiab (tree fungus; dry grass).

Noun

kav (definite accusative kavı, plural kavlar)

  1. tinder, punk, touchwood, amadou, any spongy and flammable substance used to light fire
    Synonym: mantar kavı
  2. slough, the skin shed by a snake or other reptile when the old skin is outgrown
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French cave.

Noun

kav (definite accusative kavı, plural kavlar)

  1. (card games) bet, any money wagered during the play of a hand
Declension
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Derived terms
  • kav çıkmak

Further reading

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Pronunciation

Verb

kav

  1. to manage, govern, rule
  2. to protect

Noun

kav

  1. stem, trunk (of vine, tree)
  2. barrel (of a gun), pipe
  3. (anatomy) shin, lower leg

See also

  • kav fes
  • kav hlau qhib dej
  • kav hlau tshau qhov
  • kav hlau txais xov
  • kav hlaub
  • kav paj
  • kav teb chaws
  • kavtheej
  • kavxwm
  • kav ywm
  • nees faj kav
  • txwm kav
  • tsis kav

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